Craft a focused prompt in Claude Code

Let's build something real: a CRUD interface for a todo list in Laravel, with the ability to create, read, update, and delete tasks.

Here's our prompt:

Build a todos feature which allows end-users to create, read, update or delete tasks on a todo list.

But let’s say that we also want todos to assignable to categories. This is where your prompting techniques start coming into play.

Break complex asks into smaller pieces

When you're working with Claude Code, the temptation is to describe your entire vision upfront in a single prompt. But that's actually the hardest way to bui...